My primary research interests are in the field of vocal health and singing, specifically into chronic occupational vocal dysfunction in singers, such as muscle tension voice disorders. This research intersects with vocal pedagogy, especially regarding the benefits of cross-training, the need for more comprehensive vocal health and pedagogy education, a reduction of stigma towards vocal dysfunction, and granting students greater agency over their own voices and wellness.

I’m also interested in pursuing use of art song recitals as a vehicle for composer-like self-expression for the performer both in terms of creativity, and in terms of speaking to important topics such as mental health and feminism.

• Joan Frey Boytim Award for Independent Voice Teachers 2022
• Research poster presentation at the Fall 2020 annual conference of the Canadian Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (CSOHNS)
• Research poster presentation at NATS Ontario 2019 – “No Space to Sing: A Narrative Inquiry into the Experiences of Classical Singers with Primary Muscle Tension Dysphonia” (completed study)
• Study design and preliminary research poster presentation at NATS 2018 – “No Space to Sing”
• UWO Graduate Student Teaching Award Recipient June 2018 and nominee June 2016
• Ontario Graduate Scholarship, 2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2017-2018

• "No Space to Sing: A Narrative Inquiry into the Experiences of Classical Singers with Primary Muscle Tension Dysphonia"